iPad

Amazon offers high bounties for used iPads on eve of Apple event

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Wired Gadget Lab:

Amazon is offering surprisingly high bounties for used iPads, proving that even the bottom feeders of Apple’s tablet line-up still generate significant public interest.As at press time, Amazon’s partner merchants were offering as much as $500 for a like-new iPad 2 with 3G or $320 for a first-gen iPad, depending on features and conditions. The used devices are typically either refurbished or sold as-is, often through Amazon. Sellers don’t receive cash, but rather store credit — a nice way for Amazon to ensure it retains you as a customer, and benefits more than once from the buy-back transaction.

I use my iPad like an iPad, not like a PC

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People keep talking about the iPad and if it can replace their PC. The truth is, for a lot of people it can replace the PC, but I think many people are looking at this the wrong way. […]

Apple’s App Store hits 25 billion downloads

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Apple’s App Store has been open for almost four years and Apple announced late on Friday that the 25 billionth app had been downloaded.

No contest winner has been announced but they will receive a $10,000 gift certificate in iTunes or Mac App Store.

Apps for Apes

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Eric Pfeiffer:

Orangutans across the world may soon join the ranks of millions of humans as proud owners of new iPads. As strange as that may sound, a conservation group is testing its “Apps for Apes” program, allowing orangutans to communicate with each other remotely via the iPad’s video chat technology.

Very cool.

US Air Force buys 18,000 iPads

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Mac Rumors:

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $9.36 million contract to purchase as many as 18,000 iPad 2s, according to Bloomberg. The plan is to replace bulky and heavy flight bags full of navigational charts and other materials with iPads in order to reduce the weight of pilots’ bags and save fuel on flights.

Late last month the Air Force canceled an order for 2,800 iPads.

The iPad 3 and its impact on the industry

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Steve Wildstrom for TechPinions:

But even without knowing the details of the new iPad–which I will call the iPad 3 even though Apple may not–it’s possible to assess some of its impact on the industry.

Steve goes through the tablet market, Android model, personal cloud and carriers.

iPad home button

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Dave Caolo goes over a few of the functions the iPad home button does besides take you to the home screen.

Forbes on the rumored 8-inch iPad

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Brian Caulfield for Forbes: If true, that’s quite a turnabout, for Apple. On a conference call with investors in late 2010, former Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs derided the idea of an 8-inch tablet.

AT&T, data plans and app makers

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This silly plan by AT&T has been out for a few days but Matt Alexander summed up my feelings nicely: Although AT&T might frame this as innovation, such maneuvering is transparently self-serving. Evidently tired of having the customer blame them … Continued

RIM may pre-announce poor Q4 results

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Reuters:

Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd (RIM) is likely to preannounce poor February quarter results and forecast a “very weak” May quarter on lower sales of its phones, according to Jefferies & Co analysts.

I kind of feel bad.

Humor: iPad 3 facts

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Joy of Tech: iPad 3 is so kickass it comes with Chuck Norris action jeans.

Samsung admits its tablet are a flop

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Samsung Electronics admitted that its attempt to breach the tablet market has largely been a flop, with one executive offering a sobering summary of its performance.“Honestly, we’re not doing very well in the tablet market,” Hankil Yoon, a product strategy executive for Samsung.

So, to boost sales you release a stylus?

Apple announces iPad event for March 7 in San Francisco

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As expected, Apple on Monday announced an event to show off the company’s next generation iPad. The invitation, sent to me by Apple, says the event will take place at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. […]

Photoshop Touch iPad app for creative photo editing

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Adobe:

Photoshop Touch app lets you quickly combine images, apply professional effects, share the results with friends and family through social networking sites like Facebook, and more — all from the convenience of your tablet.

A first review is available at MacStories.

The Apple product that scares Wintel vendors

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Tim Bajarin:

Yes, the iPad is a real concern for the PC vendors as Apple has a huge lead in tablets and strong demand. But if Apple starts eating into their laptop market share, this will have the greatest impact on these PC vendors in the future and make it even harder for them to make strong profits on this part of their laptop business.

Tim brings up a good point. You could argue that Wintel vendors are scared of everything Apple does because they don’t understand how to compete with them. The iPad is a perfect example of that. However, it must scare the hell out of them when Apple starts eating their lunch in the laptop market.

Apple is attacking the PC vendors from both sides — one with the iPad and the other with the MacBook Air.

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Tab 2

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BGR:

In summation it’s a Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Ice Cream Sandwich and a slightly modified case.

Did anyone really expect Samsung to introduce an HD tablet? Of course not, they have to wait until Apple introduces theirs so they know what to copy.

Shanghai court denies injunction against iPad

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Eric Slivka for Mac Rumors: A Shanghai court has declined to issue an injunction that would have barred sales of Apple’s iPad in the city, a ruling that is part of the dispute between Apple and Proview Technology over the … Continued

Microsoft Office for iPad and the iPad 3 keynote

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Microsoft’s denial of Office for iPad was half-hearted at best, saying only that the story was “based on inaccurate rumors and speculation.” I said at the time the statement was released that something seemed strange.

Air Force Special Operations cancels iPad order

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Bob Brewin:

The command did not provide any explanation for the move in its notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Officials originally planned to acquire 2,861 iPad2 tablet computers to serve as electronic flight bags, storing digital versions of paper charts and technical manuals.

That’s unfortunate, I wonder what caused that?

Apple agrees to privacy changes in App Store

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Matthew Panzarino:

Following several weeks of controversy surrounding the way that applications were handling customer data, the California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that several companies with a stake in the app game have agreed to new privacy protections for users of apps, including Apple, Microsoft, HP, Amazon, Google and RIM.

Now users will be able to view an app’s privacy policy before downloading.

Screens 2.0 VNC client for Mac, iPhone, iPad

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I’ve been playing around with Screens 2.0 all day and I love it. The app allows you to connect your Mac or iOS device to another computer on the network, see its screen and interact with the computer. I tried it on my Mac and iPhone, but haven’t gotten around to the iPad yet, but I haven’t had a single problem. It took a couple of tries to nail the position of my finger when using the iPhone version, but that’s a minor user thing.

Apple defends rights to iPad name in Shanghai court

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New York Times:

Apple Inc. defended itself in a local court here Wednesday against allegations that it does not own rights to the iPad trademark in China, a challenge that threatens to prevent the company from selling one of its most popular products in one of its fastest growing markets.The heated, four-hour session at the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court ended, though, without the local district judge issuing any ruling or giving any public indication of how the case would be resolved.